Metanephrops mozambicus explained

Metanephrops mozambicus (commonly known as the African lobster) is a species of lobster that lives around south-east of Madagascar. Previously considered to be part of the species Metanephrops andamanicus (Andaman lobster), they were re-classified as a unique species in 1990.[1] The species is commercially trawled.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: African lobster (Metanephrops mozambicus) . Marine Species Identification Portal . March 18, 2013 .
  2. Book: Marshall, Nina T. . 23 . Stormy Seas for Marine Invertebrates: Trade in Sea Cucumbers, Sea Shells and Lobsters in Kenya, Tanzania and Mozambique . 2001 . 9789966969804 .

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